INTERPOL DNA Gateway
Definition
INTERPOL's secure server for cross-national DNA profile comparison, hosted in Lyon. As of 2023, fifty-nine member countries contribute profiles.
- Operator
- INTERPOL
- Location
- Lyon
- Function
- Secure cross-national DNA profile comparison
- Contributing countries (2023)
- 59
Common questions
How does the DNA Gateway differ from a national database like CODIS or NDNAD?+
National databases like CODIS or the UK's NDNAD hold and search profiles within one country's legal framework, while the DNA Gateway is a cross-national matching service that lets member countries compare profiles against each other's contributions without one country hosting all the data centrally.
Why haven't all INTERPOL member countries joined the DNA Gateway?+
Participation depends on a country having the domestic DNA database infrastructure, legal framework for international data sharing, and technical capacity to contribute standardised profiles, which not every member country has developed.
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